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en-usCopyright 2006Fri, 05 May 2006 08:56:10 -0800Sun, 07 May 2006 10:06:54 -0800http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.16http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssBitter SweetIt has been a month since my last post. Time seems to be on the run of late. I have been traveling a lot, mostly in Europe, where access to the internet is not always as ubiquitous as here in..../archives/lawfirm20-90-bitter-sweet.html
./archives/lawfirm20-90-bitter-sweet.htmlLawfirm2.0Fri, 05 May 2006 08:56:10 -0800Degraded TimesSeveral conversations and commentaries put the phrase “degraded times” in my head. I by nature tend to hope for the best, think that people don’t put their feet on the floor in the morning to do harm or a bad..../archives/lawfirm20-89-degraded-times.html
./archives/lawfirm20-89-degraded-times.htmlLawfirm2.0Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:53:41 -0800Check The Pedigree“Check the pedigree” is a phrase I am often heard to say, but I have learned that it means different things to different people. I have been on both sides of the table, buying for and selling to legal services..../archives/business-operations-88-check-the-pedigree.html
./archives/business-operations-88-check-the-pedigree.htmlBusiness OperationsMon, 20 Mar 2006 20:26:31 -0800Business… Money…Wealth… ControlIn the last week I have had more conversations about money then I have about business. These conversations all started out veiled in business issues but they quickly manifested the true topic, money. Money is certainly bound up in the..../archives/lawfirm20-86-businessa-moneyawealtha-control.html
./archives/lawfirm20-86-businessa-moneyawealtha-control.htmlLawfirm2.0Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:27:27 -0800Truth, Justice, VerdictWhen thinking about our court system, the adversarial system, I can’t help but think about it as theater. The roles are set and the stage of the court house plays its part too. If a critic were to sum up..../archives/lawfirm20-85-truth-justice-verdict.html
./archives/lawfirm20-85-truth-justice-verdict.htmlLawfirm2.0Mon, 13 Mar 2006 20:22:16 -0800I Live In The World I CreateCold rainy days are wonderful because they slow everything down. The more we fight to keep our plans, meet our schedule; rainy days will push us back. Stillness is a force for inspiration when we spend our time accepting it..../archives/lawfirm20-84-i-live-in-the-world-i-create.html
./archives/lawfirm20-84-i-live-in-the-world-i-create.htmlLawfirm2.0Sat, 11 Mar 2006 08:53:27 -0800There Is Profit In SimplicityThe complexity of our modern society presses on us from all sides. The degree and speed we adapt, almost daily, is amazing. I know it’s taken for granted but to me it needs to be said... it is amazing. I..../archives/business-operations-83-there-is-profit-in-simplicity.html
./archives/business-operations-83-there-is-profit-in-simplicity.htmlBusiness OperationsThu, 09 Mar 2006 14:06:41 -0800Step UpLaw firm operations are not mechanically complicated. It really breaks down into a series of steps, which when the organization gets larger, turn into departments. The workflow through these steps or departments are really the same across the spectrum of..../archives/lawfirm20-82-step-up.html
./archives/lawfirm20-82-step-up.htmlLawfirm2.0Mon, 06 Mar 2006 08:11:53 -0800Contemplate Purely on the Idea ItselfDoes it seem to you like there are a lot of people who have ideas and then almost immediately, with a clear vision of the goal, run for that finish line? Has it become a bad thing to sit and..../archives/lawfirm20-81-contemplate-purely-on-the-idea-itself.html
./archives/lawfirm20-81-contemplate-purely-on-the-idea-itself.htmlLawfirm2.0Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:46:18 -0800ExtremesIs it human nature to hear and speak extremes? It would not be a noteworthy question except it is so common. Equally common is that extremes obscure the overall meaning of what people are actually saying to each other. The..../archives/lawfirm20-80-extremes.html
./archives/lawfirm20-80-extremes.htmlLawfirm2.0Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:38:08 -0800Tail Wagging The Dog?A comment from blog reader Moe Levine brings up a great point. I wish he wrote more. From the little he has written, I am betting he has first-hand experience to share. From his perspective, I am in denial to..../archives/business-operations-79-tail-wagging-the-dog.html
./archives/business-operations-79-tail-wagging-the-dog.htmlBusiness OperationsWed, 22 Feb 2006 10:21:15 -0800Are Titles Important?The reason I ask is because I am on the fence. Titles do allow for “classification” and that allows for a quick assessment based upon expected criteria. A CPA vs. bookkeeper for example: both are important, but not interchangeable. So..../archives/lawfirm20-77-are-titles-important.html
./archives/lawfirm20-77-are-titles-important.htmlLawfirm2.0Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:43:54 -0800Alfresco, But Not in the Alley Please“Voice” is as important as content when communicating. If the greatest chefs in the world presented the product of their profession on garbage can lids, it would be less than appetizing and called garbage by their patrons. Take the same..../archives/lawfirm20-76-alfresco-but-not-in-the-alley-please.html
./archives/lawfirm20-76-alfresco-but-not-in-the-alley-please.htmlLawfirm2.0Sun, 19 Feb 2006 12:10:58 -0800Experiment with ThoughtsDespite some misguided opinions to the contrary I am not anti-lawyer. I am extremely pro-lawyer. The degree to which I am anti-anything is a matter of the topic and the facts. I am decidedly “anti” the current structure for the..../archives/lawfirm20-75-experiment-with-thoughts.html
./archives/lawfirm20-75-experiment-with-thoughts.htmlLawfirm2.0Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:28:11 -0800I think I hit a nerve...There is a certain lawyer who writes a blog. Apparently this “lawyer” thinks he is God’s voice to the practice of law and some kind of “Hearst of the Blogosphere”. This “Blog Diva” has been spewing venom my way, and..../archives/lawfirm20-74-i-think-i-hit-a-nerve.html
./archives/lawfirm20-74-i-think-i-hit-a-nerve.htmlLawfirm2.0Wed, 15 Feb 2006 21:07:07 -0800